The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-01
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Winter seems to have come to stay.
B, Miller, ofSt. Paul, is taking in the
town.
McRae, P. NJ. at Willow City, made has
ty visit to our town Monday night.
Something interesting to Prssbytsrisns
may befound elsewhere advertised.
James White was among the number Of ex-
cursionists to Ontario, Wednesday.
Mr.. Robert is moving out on his Home
stead, 9 miles northwest of Bottineau.
Get out your sleighs now. If you havn't
got any, Sandli will 6t you out in good
shape.
We are glad to note that both Mrs. Peter
Ferguson and Mrs. Peter McDougall are
slowly but surely recovering.
No meeting of the school board Wednes-
day evening, Judge Dana being absent and
Mr.. McInnis having resigned.
Mercury 20 degrees below and yet We are
not happy. We long for the days when Fab
renheit shall register at least 40!
The W. c. T. q. will meet at Mrs. Har.
mons on Tuesday, December 9Th, at 3 p. m.
! sharp, or not at oil. Subject: Duties of Moth
ees.
Theodore Levesque Of Willow City, was up
Tuesday, and was made Yankee in due
and ancient form. He took out his citizen
papers.
Our old time village blacksmith, Cami'
Bar,il, is back at home again, having been
to the Great Falls, and working for the Man
itoba road.
Caleb Garrison Of Amity township, moved
into part Of Mr.. Brander's house in Botti-
neau, for the winter, so a. to send his emil
dren to school. =. ~
Ifyou want money to prove up or if your
proof is to be thrown out Of the Land Office
forHant Of funds, telegraph the Bank Of Mi
not and you can have it.
Presbyterian services at the school house
next Sabbath at II q. N. and $50 p. 10. A
congregational meeting on Saturday, the Sd
inst. at 2 p. m. at same place. !
I Mr.. H. ]. Langley, agent Of the N. W.
Land Company made ono Of his flying visits
Tuesday night. He took the wings Of the
morning back on Wednesday.
A new feature in the market report line
we begin to-day. Mr.. Greiner Of the N. 4
N. Ell. Co. will hereafter furnish US with q
short report Of the state Of the market.
Post Office Inspector Bath was aroun
last Saturday night and examined the condi-
ton Of the Bottineau post Office. It is un-
dsrstood that everything was in apple pie
order and satisfactory. .s:z.<s
Henry Sylvester Of Dunseith, J. "A Davis
Of Mouse river, H. Warren of Willow City,
Thslbsrt Wall Of Idaho, are among those
whose names grace the register Of the Nc
Brayen.
Quite delegation has been up to Botti-
the past week from Lordsburg, some Of
whom have been attending in the contest
case Of Kirkland against Mclaughlin before
the Clerk Of the Court. ,s..... IL 3s@ vs.: s.
The Thanksgiving services at the school
house we're well attended. The Reyds. Burr,
Turner. osmond and McCsndless ofHciated.
The discourse Of the Rev. Osmond was listen
ed to with marked attention and apprecia-
tion.
Il Mr.T. NJ. Taylor, resident Of T. so Of this
county, has returned from Park River whore
he has been helping his SONS to harvest and
thresh, the past few months. He is still of
the opinion that Bottlneau is the finest coun-
y in tho Territory. s> !. + +
Mr., and Mrs. VIM. Mclaughlin, VIM. N.
McLaughlip, j. J. Kirkland, F. D. Lord.
John and Patrick Murray, james Gallagher,
N. E. Latrace, David Miller and Geo. W.
White, oil Of Lordsburg, have been enliven-
ing the town the past few days. Il.
John Dinwoodie met with serious acct !
dent in the mountains one day last week.
His mules got scared and by some means got
tangled up with the sleds. and he got his
nose broken and narrowly escaped with his
neck, 90 reported BY Mr.. Thos. Gibson, who
was an eye witness. ...s
The victems Of that agent Of the Sioux
Falls Insurance Company are notified to ap-
pear II Bottinssu on the 7th Of December. II
would Be we'll for them 70 mcet early apd to-
gether agree and unite On some course az ac-
zion. Mr.. Cowsn of Devils Lake, We under
stand is p appear for the company.
Judge A Wells of Forman, Sargent coun-
y, dropped II on os Monday night. He IS
agent for ! colony of Michiganders who pro
pose to locate II Bottineau County next
spring. Mr.. ". went away tho following
morning. assured 81 Us that in making the
selection for the proposed colony, he has
made no mistake. We will gladly welcome
the Judge again y the .'avant courier Of
the Grand Rapids colony.
1 Surveyor Green has rsturned =. 16S r..
78 II finished aud the work Tor this season Is
ended. NJ. g. reports y the result Of an
interview with Surveyor General Taylor.
that some s Or 10 townships more il Botti-
neau county will Be surveyed il the spring
the FIRST thing. II il very satisfactory 70 pc
assursd Of this, IS Mr.. Greene \ An old ex-
perienced surveyor whose worf always meets
with approval. Il is 10 BE hopsd that 10